System Under Stress: Homeland Security and American Politics

System Under Stress: Homeland Security and American Politics by Donal F. Kettl examines the development of homeland security policy and administration. Creation of the Department of Homeland Security has brought together disparate fields with a new common goal. Kettl synthesizes policy from these fields while examining how federal, state, and local government officials responded to the 9/11 disaster and the anthrax letter incident.